"Prealbumin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A tetrameric protein, molecular weight between 50,000 and 70,000, consisting of 4 equal chains, and migrating on electrophoresis in 3 fractions more mobile than serum albumin. Its concentration ranges from 7 to 33 per cent in the serum, but levels decrease in liver disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D011228
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.034.841.450 D12.776.124.727.750
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prealbumin" by people in Profiles.
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Steward RE, Armen RS, Daggett V. Different disease-causing mutations in transthyretin trigger the same conformational conversion. Protein Eng Des Sel. 2008 Mar; 21(3):187-95.
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Armen RS, Alonso DO, Daggett V. Anatomy of an amyloidogenic intermediate: conversion of beta-sheet to alpha-sheet structure in transthyretin at acidic pH. Structure. 2004 Oct; 12(10):1847-63.
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Armen RS, DeMarco ML, Alonso DO, Daggett V. Pauling and Corey's alpha-pleated sheet structure may define the prefibrillar amyloidogenic intermediate in amyloid disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Aug 10; 101(32):11622-7.